COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

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'^ : ■iSC'^rov/rpol^W : '&itS;p!ios''frpm;Qae;enslaud,.aro^ (SJsM;^mid ; dle:''bf; : iugustiVrf'i:r" : ;-;J'-svi.. ; .i'-: ; :^.V : !v era:; selling';; freely^ v -.Thei;oV ai ; e; ; : f ijll' vofi'Tiiiiport'ctl MocJnll V'-ilin(io'''bairtllcs.'"~ W" : 'i's 1 fl , !'.*/ epjiiipaiiy's tfuiitatipns, ■ f:!;-/-:;;ii;'i.'issued\-pecein,ber,v ityedal,i.;sjd.;;;?l!r;itish;;;speniiiVi^J)'rerichi iV'^'v.f^'Appllp.-'sperin'anUf.Vemis.^araffih^ «■'•?.'['. :v;';eo]oure'd;llut.<:d/;63d.;;- : :pm 'i'-Si.'jSyesy^lioilusual.irado.i'd^ ''lGoa;.',^"Gidi■} v'Upivt'lHd/^iJurnia^dGozivt &":.'\ : >V?'.iCprrieonr.—Steady 'Kiisiness' , passing.';:-Br'a'iid' F-:'W^sWp/;;sjd/'to;'isJd^''Jbhiison's,-'2id,;':Bl ; oivns^3d: ! j : ,^^/;!/?^^:;^^.^'1^''^''^ te'Sn-W : ;Cbdpai—A/stcacly- iipncl-toMiiputln-ibxisinessMß-■vi';5 s y ; ;^dbirig.?:.Vaii:;lfouteh'!i;?l ; s;j3s/;2<l;;;!i'si-!33/ 3d.:; p'i'-X;5-'i?s,! , 3s:-4d;'^ fe :^a: 2s/;>nd./;i^,'i3s7i:;']i'ry ; , s; ; i l , s;i:ls; i :4ld. ; ;<'l3ahia l ; p'jX;';;..;.'.Cdndonse'd; niilk^Hijjhlander; '';';,'ss. ;■Cowslip, ,, ' fK^vfe^s^iedvi'Siviss-IMilkmaiUi'Gs/^iU^tu^^lld; ,^^^ Slie'ep-.:joiif!ues;:,'lte. v .-.Cil.''.'to ills'.' t3ss V.-'-SBs.;'per ;dpzen;:Gear's; assorted, ■ iJotUu,/is. ,'6iT,.;. !S& i-ss;':V>:- ;>.S \ p '{ii^fisi'jloing:(in'' c'ann'id 'fisli!-;lTeri'in(;';:iii.:';tboiatp ; fe : v|?"v: saiice,^l'sV;^s: J ;fp : :;7s.LiGd/;:;J'Hi;Us;vi'Ci|; sto/SsV; !" of Skippered 'V. lierri Vs, ifsd iV-Cin*;-- 7s. fe^'"";fld.j:/'J's;^s ; r6d/:: • j'-Cresli -:'• hcrrfiics/ :'".I r sl-'-fctevS.B S /j to ',Jlb/(tiii3:44s;! |?vV'r-- : : 1 6d;;H0;453.V/s.a,linon;' i s.iiladr i 'i)<idiuJii ; I't'ds.-illb.-, &s«; : StallsV7:Bs;:l6d>tb , ;!)s.:; ; |;v/a;>-"Bilver'; : &i-''V'-fe:talls/ilps;'.':'6d/;"''llb>-:Hats,-.1 Is'/; Hoiitheni'tjrpfi,; W;:ins>Jlb;);|ls^6(i; j :;Horniizlets;ippiliSbii;itPrtlji-mi!l,: Bii'-S^SBs;i.to'ps: : 6d:;-.i)i : •jilbolins;''ss;; ; tp; : ss.■ pd;;' J's,: S;i/W:;::.VBs.i;9d.\lto: : aps.;v"Kinß;E(rward,":'J!s, 'fejildi/id 55sV .-to;;s(Js.-. pcr ( c',wt A ':;lrifprmatibii;frprn';, June; tii i^Vthal;-'stocks' |S'i{"r- ; '-v ; ;bf: : prices, wevu ;'gi<ten -forvFraser •'and':Skeen!w Sockaye" Vfind iilgts'Jin ,7tho : ;TJhitsd;: Kirig(]o!h,.'.but Kvi^'Bfhp'fices^fp'lv^hiiiyeS;/were rjpirtewbat easier. '?)'' : ftfj«V' : -;'i "'l.■' gbno'iirito ■■ cohii u mpti6'hi , it , he| ; ina'rKets';eve'ryr' iSfiS'iftwhbr^';biing:;!llmpstl;,bare'-'of.?stpeks.?'.; A gpod fi ! l:'■•'■:'iunviiiay ; --;ue':exp'.ectea ; : '.oii.-the'fta!ter'''Eiv.er'-this , ' f-ii:^W^e!ison,<v-,biiti';;pwilig: i ' to: .labour /'trbiiblos/.'arid' ;tlio,'- , : tpthl ; /;.preparatipnv f;;i'';:.i'fii; ; m^ { "';vj> eria'^ecrcasevptt ; tho : -lQps' pack- (the!;last'.-yeat'. '$#&??■";': of/:a; ; big^;riih);:S:-In■';;thc;'United.'..v Stutes. ■.tlie' Market;had pp'sined tjWili '••' atiil vdpllar/Gs';'cents.for: tallsr.'.l.tdollar,. 75 .cents i?:';';\r, j ;.:.ior(;flats,':'aadi;i;:dollur ; 5 icerits/foi" halveJ';ger : s^i:' dozen,!, the; ,samfe;;pricfe/as', fbr S the/past?; tivo; I' ;w:'jA/yeaivs. ,-V'-* /had Jbeen .■fixed :fpr;;]?uget,; ; S.ound : :'Sbckayb, : but:the market'was : 'especfe"d.' Jsliiv^'Utb •■bpehvafc;abput';l/dpllar;!-35/cents fpr tails. cVi ; .4 'j/v-and.'l'doliar;:op'.ceiits v for Jlnts, ~'.lt. is liotvex(s'Vv/v.s!::pected that-the' prices;for .Spckayo; will be miidb'. |;*#.V't:-.'in ; the ;Unif6d*'HtdtesVuntililn] pack;i has -been; p'iS-i'.Hßecui'pd;.wliiclpslibuld'bb' abpiit-tbo. :niiddle;pl $r .;;.';'!;'/ ; ;Au'gUst,:;the:';s'aine''.cpurse .in/this respect ; being [.;v^^vpUrsued{iasJ:in"'l?os,.'!'" .'*'lZc\ ' : '! ; / ;-: : !;v : :;: ? ;-r: ! : ivPVv'i'\ : v.Ch6tn(piili^p.C i rca(irof,;tarlar,.S3 per. cent., 01d.,'ffr ;"a;;Stq lOd.; V) *er cont.;: lflil/J:tiirtirie.acid.? t;v-':vA^;-.jj i V3j.-..ij er 'Hb;;:sbdd--oi3 - f ■■•>v&'-'-Ble':;of soii&.]Mo .'tb'' feSa^lffj , . bluertU-'neV; 1 10®?JWlittingj: Ivv''-'?'' :c ;; pttnubd; fruits friii , / sales*;- ?-;; ! i;;§:;;Jand!;quotations'/Tlilo/at;:'BsACd/;:' i lo ;;i2s/,;6d/ l'/:v!:;^i'fPio I \fl , uitS;jarptEelling; ; freely,'/jand Tesmanian; fc;;.-'.'?!.- ; - Jack.-'upples j'ai'e'.niesting; |: ; :■-!,;? V'.-S ■DKed":jJl?r_pitsJ^Curi , iints ! -;/flneSt-.'-*iirbfi.nftiiUsi';' }r'i , Uj'-'A l: .';'! 35:?.6d; jief ;dbz'eji ;.;s)i!tanns, isele'ctfd 3ji!., choico: ; ;'.'.y* ■•"<(sd.' i tp";6id;!'.p'er :lb.', : :llbt cartons;4s/ fe ;i';::/,v'.6d/p6r j.*vy:;i>';.tpns/'3§. : ;6d/!ti;er.;dpz«ii.:;;J;'iL's, lSipz; glove boxes; £f:,%ii.y<Z£; 3d.Jper:;doif!ii/';;li'ig^j ; lib.: , _41d: i; Sib.; i;.:fi^■■!',■' lower, ;fancy:!ilb. 'chpica 35.. Gd; ;pbr pi?:'. : C-:-[ dozen, v'JMiiscatels, iCaliforuinii.ZJi's boxes Gtl., ; '.io's ; !)ld.,;2o!i's;iid./p6r lE';:Malaga,'sJ's. at,'lOd; , per; 11>;'VLatestvniail/ne'tys.-tells , pf a/rotratien p;;!:,';; : v'ficlicni'eSin /conhectibn ■ wjtli.'the/Smyrna;■■-.sul-I ■r> : .',';-'iai'a:' tra'de.'Mvliich lies been, formulated.isiniK j- : :.:;-;i;?;;,]afly: ;to.-"-jth.evlCuvrnut\"'J:*riyilegocl. Ki-;/;;;:;'; jviding/'foi - ;' .otVaJl./surplus .siili"!v^i";.i"^Vtanai'';£n*.t.B! v; .East'.dfter': i:> : -%¥> ■■-have , abecn■''stifGcieritly : : 'ai-a fV!, S-.';.'held to;, be.-', refliuiicrative' price's.; Some.'reports. ('!/; "■i'.r'iptato'.tliat ; thp -spireme will bo in working ;or'tler fSv.;-.-;'': i'fbr;.the ■cpuliiigj-scnson. " When- the 'Greek■ ciil'/ I'rv^.K'/jant; scheme:'wn!f:KVst',foriniijate'd, .the ; bpiriibn" that'.it -would, not;-last : long/'upr/provu'innch of a power, .llbwever, if':^- :;Vthe-test'of tiiiie/lins;slio\vn.diflercntlyj. nnd:tho {/.v.;^- ;.'j;echeiiievhas'lcnabled^tlid:"produced in Qfeoiefto . F;fey.:'- obtain •better iprices, for his -fruit:by regulating j'/., ■■-r/V/tlio/supplics; values. iM/more; tlinnlikoljv that Smyrna sulpW;./■■.'■■■'tn.rina...will, become!"'dearer .wben, the; r rotcnt.iqn Ki':'''i.'.'■■''!• <c!?Onir ;|?ets ;ill 'i'fl'lll;; swing.'■'.;'.'' '-''■:>'■''&■'"■ ■'•■'■■ ' P:-:'. ; t(./f-/;'v.;'KT«p(ir'iitfd:-.l , riiifs.rrThe. :(inolai|6ns 'arc'..nil' I■■. ''-' i-.'"', clihi)K«lr;»pplcs, npricolsi and peaches uiakiug Kft!;t/:>;fron^.7Jdi ; tV ; B(l/:pcr;,!b/; ■:,;::/.//:;■,,. .. bs;S-v:W:liifants"-Ifdiifls.-rfjoavojs,-:os.'Oil.i'Allan! and. : Gd.; E t ;/v-V: ; r:--V'-- ! BeiiiBai"'aV..17. , groats . aud f;-: : :~:;-i:/?barloyi :;■•■/■' j : ',;•■;', ; /-:: : ,! ; :.;'.- ; f : ://.'.-/■.•■ Ifair.ena;—l)iirj-(>a's,- : fiUl.--'■■ ■.':■■•-. : :. -■■■ tj!-;:^ •'•;'-v.- : .-V-rIinsee"d ..Gil.'^sV: tliroiring/sbnio light bn..the, *;■&?'£-:-,•; present pcVitibn' ofS'.tlie. linseed . oil in kS h'-'U 1 -■'■'■ the '■■ r Uni.ted ■^Kingdpui,---]-the;;folldwiiig;-/extract 1 . fc : i'-%"?.- sjuall; iS.S-v !iprotinrtibn'. i'to Vtdb;/ttni ted.; CKiagdoni' : , of ; :.the. k^;^Si : V:& r^^: -,'i^'::! : ;-i'-;'-!';:./'-- : ■■''■■■:. ■ ■ '

'woi;ld's : ,'BMpij)erits'put firmness.;into , the: niark'ot'iin the forepart :of the .-week, and (prices improved.3d.-to 9(1/ Although the' demand was not .'brisk, 'near ; positions shared'. 'more, : a.tten , - tioni'froui jorushers, .who', apparently', arc still working on very ..small! reserves,- and who laid, in' declining to. .contract forward,"' that they iiivariablr.havo to'gay-'a premium for tho near 6eed; ; \' Thp scarbity' of supply i, also tends lo keep' linseed oil steady in prfcerthe! deliveries of which this season have.been.jully,up ta ljst'iyear.' /A significant factor .throughout tl.ls •season".has' been.the 'ready.-absorption,of seed arrivals,iconfiriiied ioneovmore :.by;ithe lliill s'tobbreturnsgjist/issuetl.'/'.--:Tha't.port, during. ■April,; rec6ived-',!)0 ( 790qr5.,'• against 137,G14qr5. in ?Haroh,;!and ;09',64Gqrs. in April, 1308; but-the sto'oks.in'publiu' warehouses "■'• barely :reacheil lOOOqrs. anasmuoh- as' soya•'.-beans "partly Jnter- : fere with this.season's crush;,tho absorption;iii thei output of. linseed ojl -shows' that! the tr-rfe is -consuming more; thnii ■ generally credited-. ■■' Ij'i may be mentioned that, while:;' tlio '..United. Kingdom .quantity! mainly enters 'i'ihlo compoti • tioh \vitH-. cottoii oil: for soap-makius,. anil, is also/treated .for edible- purposes,'•■Uie."Continent is not a 'largo' buyer.-'pt.' soya oil, making probably - about'2o, per. cent, of thoiiiake. lluie-. over; tho trade';has to,, bear, in! ihind: that, .although/large'imppr.ts/.pf.'the!, beans, are now. place,- they .'.are. npt'/.tp bo,, : cons'dere:l: ■as on a:parity with'linseed, the formor pifiiiß only'-about; 12Vper .cent.. of ; oil, against :'i\ yvx cent, -of- tlio' latter; so that ill; order to proQuco -the iO'O ; tons'of roil, it-needs'SOO'tons of-bonus :tp.. 300 .tons ; pf:,linsee(l.v.:..Th'isA-season's --pii).-' !chiiW ; in- Enropo :of'soya .beans are computed at about 350,000 tons', producing 41,000 tons. of. oil;'but if is understood that about one-tliirn ■of.-tho.'beans bought.';,lias been, taken by- the grain' trade,, 'and WttT bo lfsed/as iecders..' A similar, total quantity: of,linseed oil .would n<>sorb' 132,00(1.tons'':of-Unseed, which','. deduced ■■•{rom''nhei'''-Burop«ati'liasecd'''cpns\imptioii; ; lasi : ycar, ; .say, l; l,2?3,Uoo.'.t6n's,.jvo'uld nieair.but 25,!W0 i.tohsS short! of :■ tlio ; average:' ,for.'- the past; five. years,'/which is-placed exports, ■lyhich-theli -stdod -ns : n, .iecoinl, .tlie: linseed.'requirein'eii's :fpr- this/'season would* still -show "ah itieroaso- of'100,000fp'ns!: From the. foregoing, ■i£'.!ina.n'-thor«fd/re,-bo 'gathered (hat tli't?: use -.of s'6ya' : bilr'altap!igh'tp:some:cStsrit a disturbing ;^h?:'sitiial;i6tf^Will;nipt>: : O3Lerc!se .so. feSiierally <,an'tici-.. i^t«u, ; 'and^'Uhsccdv;qil-J:isTlikely.'.'itp- : rpmain..-a'. S comparatively: 'scarce! - commodity;? more par-, ticuliirfy 'as' tlie-.■machinery; : gcuorally,.,(Qevpted; ■>to; ; 'thcMaEeer"iigiowMu'ostly;' jßoiupromised; to "•■V-ridstai'd;—Fai■r■ ; -'■sales^ J:^■.C6llnari>"■p.S.F.,^■i, s.; ;ii!:':sid; : tpys^B!l-i';i"s.v{li.-^d/ : £6 ; :haiii, 7IU.'-titis..7"ii- to 7M.- j>;^ -.; :. ".■.-■ !i &1; : .-;>: grns*; penny slides;,BsA ( od..to ; :!)s::Cda safeties,', simi ,' foreign,"3s;:' to ,3s.' fill., ■: jJrjaii.U'iidi-RUiys,- small, is!- !;/v,';i:r ; -.- ;vi- ; -/ ■' - v V- ;; '-" ■-^■■''ii- '•■ "■:> '■■■ i)il6^ar^ : .iiioiftliVJSf: jßiiiPniMieelh: j/sV: *S| <J.;; ji> j-a ji gp, : sJd;,j ■citrbiv/ lOJdVipefr'-lli.-v ; >-- '■'::■*■,;■. 'V'-.^j,■■•'.-••:.:',•' :'''' .'- ; ;; Pepper^Siugapore/advices.■ cijjpteAan advance; -■Pick , J2s.-:Bd^^ffedpzcii;rCaptaiieW!iitc^ i -235,' i C( h; ;Gdrfon;svirfl!:{;avpi!iif'£f^fc ,! l l -;':i , « l ' s^" 2 ? i ;; 0t !" 1 : 'pureipjcklfls/iSs^CrlAip^lOii/'.^ft^i^JvUvNi:-;;;',-;:- « per bags, |^ a ncfc^-;i*mlr-K:JfTii't?V-:Iif;a?^» ! Vl' 6 i-'; vplrits, ;; ■(id; ; ; : , : VIOs:; ; ! pints;:i7s i ;ii6(l/;Spmt .'l'(|s>:i.fid:S:{:jHai;U'. yiffiid*(NiZs);-'i-pjiits;! :25.-' MK tp'^s: as.; ; --e3.'Sy- ; *vv^ : :?''v-v.-'x-W r - ; /''-'M''.-"'yli;.'-'':'•': : fe'Siai'tllv^(i6l)iinri'«;-:.llb:;:bnxcs i: iMdatb;-53d.i :^{d,' ;:: 1 b; nftiwjSflp^^Jf^P^rvß , !*;?! s ;^! , ? ol 3 7a !itp'-3Ss;^pe'rsCw'r^s; : *-^^:^ ; i^S>;;;^;^.'v^v ; ' s P6lish.r--Niiey's > 2s. ;,6cJ.; peckittf,- , 35.. : ■"■ ■ - ; , S-' Suj'ar'JA-T-he' fftifi 'jCood - ,doii)anp ;^lA ; 15s;S:?No. : 2; l iE)6'iiss^-Nb-;vi^:iCls;;ss::-i[)er.;tnri;: t T i 'i ; tj)iar|s,i,BsS6d.i- - ■is'.;'';Midlah(l concoii'trated,''Bqf j-.b.ottleai.ns.; Cd/ i)er?anS.i;Vconeenttated,. sgal;'. cijsks, '9s^6<l:-per iraUpn-i%ui^'ma}f^2Bgil;.,cas!cs / "3s.;9d^;per,galtlMpffiD. 'YvTh'e-njl^ ;- rogistereil i; 0 Ecp;:, at:; 1 2 '■ nqpn \;i ot ty-si*; "shar|hblders.; 'DK' : C:;PrendergastiJvii i i^ht, ; icnt~ni,p^^^ tpisr'in'.mibVii^C^ ; ; the 1 'prospects'-of; tfie company.; been. called for., supply• of ;tljo. .macjiin(•l•yi!^; 'the prist, inbntli, : nnd :the borit-'d-ivn's coiiSdont of; libtaininR■ hll-itlic --'odpital 'it;necdwl'-at ;ah early ;rlateX'.'-vwork-V-yns i ifckpectedj',tb'-jM--Vsti\Hed-.6n the; groilnd 'ivifchiiiVnvvery' rensonable , .. period,. .pr'eparotory...toV ''■''■ l-Ir'.'yflnnhay.', iii'secpridirig'tho' .ndoijtion' of . the-report'ami-baliincc-slieqtj. stated, lire gioat ; ' confidence initliefntu'i-e-success' pf-tho; under-: takihi:.';-■ ,lle had personally.'inspected'theuc'oni-; pahy's vprbpeftvi-aiid':wns.satfsiied'.of. ifs'.;great' ■capabilities. l - l-he/directors Jii'd, had very, coin-. plptp'vKpqcifichnohs'■! pr'epnrc'd 'v'fiir'i tho : wqrl;s <: ;nn(l,'Ni"ej;B.':s.atisfied;:lhby..'ffoiiUl l pjeasect ,tp .seq^'that. the , ;'cqnjpany's- applied for •■fr^ely;' ; .somo'-:'3d.CO.'. f liay[hg:'.-te'o(i-/TyUd't.tctl 'fsincq! -June".'jJO,' ''which■"?■'was'inn- indication that ■ the. cnterpriso'. lyos;.receiving : thd •atteutipn..of ui-' ,'i :The'- r.epqr't.vahd ' baln'nce-shceti.j^were';.then. :adppt:d;; , ';Y;, ;'>'•' ''f'/j'livvA'V'^'■".;''.' ■''.7" ■'-.•'•'■■.•' ;.';. Capfr;M'A'rtbur,;. the director./was ..re-qlecled .for : the;.wisiiing yea) , . A'llri.'-'Bucholz-' iwns/re-elected.:^uditpr.;/jfv: ; ;S;:; <:'■':'''.'.'.,:■<''•■-.. ./■•A', vote ■.pfithn'nks/ivas. given ;to.tlio; directors and ■aJi-spt'cial ..'vote, of jthanks ;yns-■carried, to Mr;; ietired fi-bm";tlioj!lij"ectpi-ata/ ; : ■'■-■ ';i 'X'ifi'i-: t>s'■'.&.' -'■ ■■'■'. :'. 'At li, •lield v subseqiiently > ; Dr.i G. I'rendci'gast '-Kiiight was 1 elected .'chair"hiaiiT for' , itjio 'onsiting'-'year*.'uud''a further .512 shards:-.were.'.'allotted:.-;•;';.;\ ■'.:' :': -V.- , .-.'; -.v;' v .■::■

' /.Customs,- ToyenueV .cpllected ..."'.at' ,Wellington :yesterdayi : aiupunted;:to;;X7.Bp3 i ;Gs,:\Gd. ; ;: v.;,:.';V / ;.:■'■ Jlßy/'Telpßrapi^-l'rca'a/AasoclaLloiir^popyrlcht.) -.ff/?:^!'^-;''/■;! ;: -'^ 1 / s ' : -'': : -: v Lp!hdp'n/;Ju!y -27..' ■■ ' -.The! ■fplldwirig /are the ; latest-.tiuotationsi— !■-.-■■ '■'£• ij-f■''.■■ vSollcrp.' = , )Baiiks4:;?''-';-.St'/'/f'V- : >i£ d. : V , .- .- : "Australasia'v.i.v...'..-.' 103■• JO.-]■■ 109/0. 0 >■~, ■ i: NeW:South Wales..: io 10- 0-;- : (16-10 0 : / //?!Umpnr,:;..;:..;V.....:.;."'G5 '0.-.();/•-;GG; 0;.o;;// 5,-5. -8:.; t :;5 -7. 8: .- ffi;/NeViZ(;aliU(d,.;;:...;. : - 9 15 ; ;0 ? -'':10 -5 ;0 : ■ / <!Nc'wl Zealancl , ' Ifbanr- aud Mercantile'', debentures, :'i^2(,:iss,;;.;/v ? ;;^U^i;v:/; ■■' r : : -';:%--^ : ■;/;.;!'■•.;■ ':: 00&M0*$c^^iti}Ctf ; : : V ? ■ ; ' i-ij'Bar silyei'tis quotcrd at 23.- 7-lfid; pqr- punco Standard;; :; ; v/''.:-/./:■:'«::• .'.'■,■. r'v'" ?.;■';''■'..' ';; ----A ;/. ■/ $i&0:-- : -??^RT V.i : AL|3.;.';',-;''■:;.■./ / ■'• > : Mess'rsl Thomson' arid Bro\vri,''!auc!tiohcors, ire-' port soUl.',at' ! ,pHblic..aucti6u to-day, at 'their-Tobins, Customhouse 1 Quay';.'sections nnm-'bors'lO.-Hrlii;!iii, H, 15, and.l6,;Block i, Island: Bay/Racecourse, each section haviiig, it frontage, ■of .49/ fet 6 inohes'tp the . Parade by- a ; depth : 0f;165. feet.,fbi;;.UiQ.siim.',of <SI7SO; to Mi','lt. O. piit,a't ; nn:ayi!rage of , £fi; per"' fpptfJ.f-Tfie 3wn ,'iils'o ,p(lbrt;d/by' aiietipn ,at;the■ sauio'jtimi?;.;Section•numbei;:o9 > .!Bl6ck 5,' • Island Bay ..-RacecpurseT' frontage of •10 fpiti.ti'inches by.: a depth bf. 165 feet. This, jacfibu.wns soldto. Mr.C. E./Majpr for .£250,' .ayeraging:.;^ | /per/fp()t. v .;;,- ','[•■'.;'(■■■:■,'' '■■■'-■■;'!■ ' '■ 1 : Ji -v| - X '■; \ ■'• /.-.'!; ; , / / '■: , 'i(By Telcirraph-Press Association.) :'■--. '. I' , :: : :.:!:'"'X :, .''-. : .;'/- ; -'.•.■.'.■.■'•; / .Auckland, : July 28. ■■' 1:/ The /half-yearly ■ meeting- of. the .Auckland GasConipiiny-was held- this .afternoon'.'. It was stated , that /tho/;receipts '.'■ for" ■"the half-year .totalled/XG4,os.G," ; iihdnhd : :expenditure JH3.717. Tlie.' olinii'inari. Sir.. Upton, luoYed that a clivfdoiid" of.'Bs...Gel.'.'.bq'. declared.,,upoii .fully-paid 'sliiinw, :-iiiid' : 'ii' proportibnato- dividend" upon partly; ;paid-iip' shares. Tho motion -was seconded; byV Miv 'Peacockei : and .caj'ried. , ; ■■ ■!'.

! : /;LiyE;STooK; : !sAijiis./ / t / -.->■'.; ' -Messrs. 'Daigefy: and- C 0..:: report :-rfA t our■ Waliganui' sale yesterday 2100 sheep 'were yarded. No cattle came-: forward.' •■ Sheep, with the exception'.bt' one, liiio.of. ewes, were.cleared' under th6liainmer ! 'a,t ; ;full .market, rates',.nie'dium hoggets '.niid 2-tpotli wethers , 'especially' , selling well?. Quotations:— Medium 4 aud (j-tootb storo 'wethers,'i2s..2d.; good skirinejl 2-tooth wethers, '1.33/' 3d,;. • medium ewp , .- hoggets, r' lls. ' 10d.; mediuni'-.wethev ,hoggets,-;.lds. :3d. -'to..los. : ';id.; mixed '.bush - hoggets,'; 10s. Id.; ■ small . hoggets, 7s. lQd.; cul! hoggets, ,4s. ii.; aged ewes-.ip lamb 9s'.' lid. to iOs. id.; cull:ewes:in lamb, :is>;iOd.:.to 65,5 d.;; ,-.,5/. -V-•'';:'/.: ;!!?; t !;';-;.;-.,.

/RepprtS: of/southern, live'stock sales will; be ■founcion;page;7.-:/- :/ ,'.-.:-.; . y , -; , ; ■;..,.: -~-.-■'.- .':